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SO vs VST
Side-by-side comparison of Southern Company (SO) and Vistra Corp. (VST): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both SO and VST operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- SO is the larger of the two at $104.48B, about 2.1x VST ($50.16B).
- Over the past year, SO is up 4.7% and VST is down 12.2% - SO leads by 16.9 points.
- VST has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for SO).
- SO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 24 for VST).
Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Vistra Corp.
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electricity business in the United States. It operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 20 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. It is also involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. The company serves approximately 4.5 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It has a generation capacity of approximately 38,700 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
Latest SO
- Georgia Power encourages customers to prepare for hurricane season
- Georgia Power names Anthony Oni as vice president of Corporate Affairs
- Georgia PSC approves plan to lower overall rates, deliver annual savings of $50 per year for Georgia Power residential customers
- Beth Lowry named to Georgia Power Board of Directors
- Georgia Power shares tips, tools and free resources to reduce energy use this summer
- Georgia Natural Gas® Reaches 1 Billion Pounds of Carbon Offsets Through Greener Life®
- New stipulated agreement offers $285 million in annual savings for Georgia Power customers starting this summer
- NYSE Content Update: Stocktwits Cashtag Awards Takes Place at NYSE Today
- Southern Company reports first-quarter 2026 earnings
- Georgia Power continues to plan for additional generation to meet the energy needs of a growing Georgia
Latest VST
- SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Montemayor Margaret sold $736,000 worth of shares (4,600 units at $160.00), decreasing direct ownership by 32% to 9,760 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.
- SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Montemayor Margaret sold $824,800 worth of shares (5,000 units at $164.96), decreasing direct ownership by 26% to 14,360 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.
- Director Sult John R was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 77,214 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pitesa John William was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 5,898 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Helm Scott B was granted 2,008 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.79% to 257,200 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Barbas Paul M was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 53,494 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Crutchfield Lisa was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 34,618 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Baiera Gavin R. was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 51,641 units (SEC Form 4)